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Palo Alto, CA — A 36-year-old man died while working on trees<\/a> at a Stanford University housing complex in Palo Alto on Saturday afternoon, Palo Alto fire officials said Monday. He has been identified as Jesus Silva Romero<\/strong> of San Jose, according to the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s office.\u00a0One dispatch report indicated Romero had been in a tree with a chainsaw, Battalion Chief Bobby Davis said. Romero was found laying on the ground next to a tree roughly 30 feet tall and visible from Sand Hill Road.\u00a0 A search of online Department of Labor records showed the state agency opened five investigations into Arborwell Inc. over the past five years. The employee was a foreman for Arborwell and died in “climbing-related accident,” company spokesman Larry Kamer said in an email Monday night. “This is the first employee fatality we have ever had in our company’s history, and we are shocked and saddened by this terrible tragedy,” Kamer said.<\/p>\n

Sound Transit contract worker killed in fall at construction site<\/h3>\n

Seattle, Wa — A Sound Transit contract worker died after falling 30 to 40 feet<\/a> Tuesday morning. The worker fell at a construction site on eastbound State Route 520 near 148th Avenue Northeast in Bellevue, according to the Washington State Patrol. The accident occurred in the area where girder construction is being done for the new east link light rail. \u201cIt\u2019s an unfortunate accident,\u201d Sound Transit spokesperson Rachelle Cunningham said. \u201cAnd I think we\u2019ll be looking into what actually occurred.\u201d The worker fell off a pier cap where a girder was being placed around 2:40 a.m. (\u00a0Walter Burroughs <\/strong>was\u00a0a longtime employee and foreman with the agency’s contractor, Kiewit-Hoffman)<\/p>\n

After zero deaths in 2017, Caterpillar reports factory fatality in Wisconsin<\/h3>\n

DEERFIELD, WI \u2014 Within days of reporting improved safety results and zero fatalities in 2017, Caterpillar Inc. recorded the death of a production worker<\/a> at a Wisconsin facility \u2014 the second fatality at the factory in seven years. The 60-year-old employee sustained \u201ctraumatic crushing injuries\u201d May 10 when he was struck by a steel plate in the weld shop area of Caterpillar\u2019s South Milwaukee plant, according to the company and local authorities.\u00a0Steven E. Wade<\/strong>, a welder who worked at the plant for 23 years, died May 15 at an area hospital, according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner\u2019s office and local media accounts. \u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with this employee\u2019s family, friends and co-workers. The company has arranged for counseling to be available to employees who may request it,\u201d the company wrote in a prepared statement.<\/p>\n

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Funeral for Kmart worker killed in stabbing is Monday<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
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VISALIA CA\u00a0 – Funeral services are today for the Visalia Kmart worker stabbed to death<\/a> by a customer.\u00a0Jeff\u00a0Campbell<\/strong> was a store security officer. Police say he was trying to escort a man out of the store who had been acting erratically in the store when the man attacked him last month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Coroner: Asphyxia killed S. Indiana power plant worker<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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NEW ALBANY, IND.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>A coroner says a worker died of asphyxiation<\/a> in an accident at a Duke Energy power plant in southern Indiana. Clarence R. Sieveking Jr.<\/strong> was pronounced dead Monday following the accident at Duke Energy’s Gallagher Station power plant in New Albany. Floyd County’s deputy coroner confirmed in an autopsy released Thursday that the 65-year-old Sieveking died in an industrial accident. Authorities have not described the circumstances of the accident.<\/div>\n
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Gas-station worker killed during apparent robbery<\/h3>\n

WYOMING, MI – A gas-station clerk was shot and killed<\/a> early Monday, May 21, in an apparent holdup, police said. The victim was a woman, about 50 years old. She died at the scene. She was found just after 6 a.m. by the owner of the Marathon station, at 28th<\/sup>\u00a0Street SW and Buchanan Avenue, as he showed up for work, Wyoming police Lt. Timothy Pols said.<\/p>\n

Police identify Pigeon Forge construction worker killed by falling sign<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n
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Pigeon Forge, TN — Authorities have released the identity\u00a0of a construction worker who was struck by a falling sign<\/a> in Pigeon Forge. Ancelmo Velazquez Rivera<\/strong>,\u00a048,\u00a0of Morristown, died Thursday.<\/p>\n

Federal agency will investigate workplace death of lightning-strike victim in Parkland<\/h3>\n

Deerfield Beach, Fl — A federal agency will investigate the death of a\u00a0Lake Worth\u00a0woman who officials say was killed by lightning<\/a> while working in a\u00a0Parkland\u00a0farm field. Maria Francisco Pascual<\/strong> and two other people were in the field Wednesday when the bolt of lightning came, killing her. The two other people were injured; they identified late Thursday as Blanca Alvarenga, who is in her 40s, and Alfonzo Ordonez, who is in his 20s.<\/p>\n

Baltimore County police officer killed after confrontation; one suspect in custody<\/h3>\n

Perry Hall, MD — Baltimore County police\u00a0officer was killed in a confrontation<\/a> Monday as she responded to an afternoon call in Perry Hall, setting off an hours-long manhunt for suspects as police searched densely populated suburban neighborhoods. On Tuesday morning, the department said\u00a0a 16-year-old boy was arrested<\/a>\u00a0shortly after the confrontation with the officer. Police are still seeking three other people in connection with the killing.\u00a0Charging documents identify the officer as\u00a0Amy Caprio<\/strong>, a four-year veteran of the police department.<\/p>\n

Tree Worker Killed On The Job Was 51-Year-Old Father Of\u00a06<\/h3>\n

RICHFIELD, Minn. (WCCO) \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0A man suddenly killed at a landscaping job<\/a> leaves behind six children and a community that considered him family. Police say 51-year-old Bill Pipes<\/strong> was killed Wednesday when a fellow landscaper was trying to unclog a wood chipper. A piece of metal flew off and hit him in the head.\u00a0 Bratvold says he too wants to know what went wrong and believes it could have been prevented, because he thinks the employee working alongside Pipes tried unclogging the machine with the machine still turned on. \u201cThe unit should have been shut off before opening the disc,\u201d Bratvold said.<\/p>\n

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21-year-old contract worker killed when truck overturns in Soddy-Daisy highway work zone<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Chattanooga, TN — Tennessee Highway Patrol officials say an employee working for a contractor at a state project on State Route 111 was killed Thursday morning when a southbound semitractor-trailer loaded with coal overturned<\/a> in a work area near the Hamilton-Sequatchie county line. The big rig flipped onto its side, hitting Christopher Harden<\/strong>, 21, of Rossville, Georgia, who was standing in the construction zone, THP spokesman Sgt. Alan Bailey said Thursday via email. The tractor-trailer was driven by 33-year-old Jason Canada, of Albany, Kentucky. Canada was taken to Erlanger hospital by ambulance, Bailey said. The truck is owned by Double Dee Trucking out of Albany, he said.<\/p>\n

Man dies at Sappi paper mill in Cloquet<\/h3>\n
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Cloquet, MN — Authorities are investigating the death of a worker<\/a> at the Sappi paper and pulp mill in Cloquet on Tuesday. \u201cWe are shocked and saddened to confirm the death of Mr. Ryan Martin<\/strong>,\u201d corporate spokeswoman Olga Karagiannis wrote in an email Wednesday. \u201cSappi is investigating and working with authorities to understand the cause of death.\u201d Cloquet police and fire crews were called to the mill just before 5 p.m. Tuesday on the report of a man down, according to a statement from police. The 53-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. The Cloquet mill last had a fatality in 2003, when 47-year-old Kerry Roe died while doing maintenance work on electrical equipment in the finishing department. Sappi later paid a $50,000 fine under an OSHA settlement.<\/p>\n

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OSHA investigation underway following construction worker’s death<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

BOSTON, MA\u00a0– An OSHA investigation is underway after a construction worker fell and died on a job site in East Boston last week.\u00a0 The victim, from Worcester, was working on the framing of a building on Paris Street May 7, where a new 32-unit building called Paris village is going up. A spokesperson for his union says he was up on one of the top levels of the building when he fell four stories. The New England Regional Council of Carpenters has identified the victim as 48-year-old Jose Rodriguez<\/strong> of Worcester. \u00a0Video from Sky25 showed a harness behind crime scene tape at the construction site. \u00a0Rodriguez was working for a company out of Lunenburg called Northeast Framing.<\/p>\n

Mississippi Police Officer Killed in Fiery Wreck<\/h3>\n

Raleigh, MS – A Raleigh, Mississippi police officer was killed in a fiery crash<\/a> while on duty Thursday. Officer E.P. Morris’<\/strong> patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree before becoming engulfed in flames around noon on Highway 18 within the city limits of Raleigh, according to\u00a0The Clarion Ledger. The veteran officer was pronounced dead on the scene.<\/p>\n

Pen Argyl man dies while doing work at Lower Nazareth church<\/h3>\n

LOWER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP, Pa. – A Pen Argyl man died at a Lower Nazareth church Tuesday afternoon while working<\/a>. According to Northampton County Coroner Zach Lysek, his office was called around 1 p.m. to Life Church located at 4609 Newburg Road in reference to a deceased man.The man has been identified as Aldwin Bobb,<\/strong> 76, of Pen Argyl. The coroner says Bobb died in an attic crawl space while he was doing some electrical work. It\u2019s unclear what killed the man.<\/p>\n

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Man dies in apparent accident at McCampbell Airport<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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ARANSAS PASS, TX – A contract worker is dead in an apparent accident<\/a> at the\u00a0Aransas Pass Airport.\u00a0It happened just before noon at the McCampbell Airport along FM 3512 in Aransas Pass. According to San Patricio County Sheriff Leroy Moody, a 42-year-old contract worker fell to his death while making repairs on a plane hangar. San Patricio County deputies are at the scene and are awaiting a Justice of the Peace to arrive.\u00a0 The victim’s identity has not been released yet.\u00a0\u00a0There’s no word yet on what led to the fall.\u00a0 Currently, authorities say it appears to be just an accident but they are ordering an autopsy out of precaution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jacksonville police officer killed in traffic crash<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) \u2014 A police officer has died following a fatal crash in Florida<\/a>.\u00a0Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said during a news conference Tuesday morning that the officer was responding to a traffic crash on Interstate 295 around 4:30 a.m. when he crashed his patrol vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mountain City man dies at Shoun Lumber<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Butler, TN — A Mountain City man died at the Shoun lumberyard<\/a>, a large sawmill in Butler, TN, last week when he reportedly fell on a saw. According to Johnson County Sheriff Mike Reece, Mountain City resident Edward Maines<\/strong>, 40, an employee at the company was on the job when he was found dead at the scene around 5 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at Shoun Lumber, 147 George Shoun Lane. \u201cUpon arrival investigators found that Maines had an accident at the mill,\u201d Reece said, adding, \u201cHe had fallen on a saw, and was deceased.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Road crew worker killed after being hit by driver, Fort Worth police say<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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FORT WORTH, TX —\u00a0<\/span>A road crew worker was killed Tuesday morning after being hit by what was initially suspected to be a driver under the influence<\/a>, police said. The motorist was taken into custody but released after police determined the driver has a medical condition which caused the accident, police said Tuesday afternoon. The victim was Phillip Szurgo<\/strong>t, age 45, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Washington man dies in accident at Mat-Su landfill<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Anchorage, AK\u00a0— A\u00a0man was killed by machinery<\/a> in a work-related accident Monday morning while working at the Matanuska-Susitna Borough’s Central Landfill, officials said.\u00a0Alaska State Troopers identified the man killed in an industrial accident as Lorin R. Ellsworth<\/strong>, 59 of Moses Lake, Washington.\u00a0 Ellsworth was employed by a contractor\u00a0that was baling scrap metal at the landfill, 1201\u00a0N. 49th\u00a0<\/sup>State Street in Palmer,\u00a0according to a\u00a0borough\u00a0statement. He was crushed by the scrap metal baling machinery, Alaska State Troopers said Monday.<\/p>\n

Man dies in industrial accident after falling from roof, police say<\/h3>\n

NORFOLK, VA — A man died Monday morning after falling from a roof<\/a> in what police are calling an industrial accident. The man \u2013 whose name has not yet been released \u2013 died on scene. Norfolk Fire-Rescue responded around 6:50 a.m., police said, for a report of a man who fell from a roof. He fell from the roof of Tidewater Insulators, located at 5610 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, according to Norfolk police spokesman Cpl. William Pickering. The corporal said that police are continuing to sort out what happened. He said police were initially told the man was working on the roof. The parent company of Tidewater Insulators, Ohio-based Installed Building Products, is aware of what happened and is working with police, according to Kelly Riehl, a spokeswoman.<\/p>\n

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